Celebrating 22 years of Blogging!!

I'm celebrating 22 years of blogging here at MarieB's Genealogy Blog this week!!  In honor of that, I'm highlighting #22 on my Ahnentafel chart which is my 2nd Great Grandfather, David W. Frizzell.

David W. Frizzell (1808–1870) was a long-time resident of Bedford County, Tennessee living the majority of his life in the Bell Buckle Tennessee area according to census and tax records. He was the son of James M Frizzell and his wife Mary Kennedy. David married Rebecca Manley on November 15th of 1834. Evidence supporting Rebecca's maiden name as Manley can be found in the Frizzell Bible Records and by examining the mother's name on the death certificates of 4 of  David and Rebecca's children(John, Henry, Abbie and Annie.) When their son John B Frizzell's widow passed in 1938, the court records listed all of John B's siblings(Children of David and Rebecca) who had surviving heirs.  You can read more about that at my blog post HERE.    

Child	Birth Year
Lee Andrew Frizzell	1835
Margaret Catherine Frizzell	1837
James Reuben Frizzell	1839
Mary Elizabeth Frizzell	1840
David Crockett Frizzell	1842
Henry Hugh Clay Frizzell	1845
Permelia Jane Frizzell	1846
John B. Frizzell	1851
Absalom Manley Frizzell	1852
Theoderick Rushing Frizzell	1854
Telitha Ann Frizzell	1858

At least 3 of David's sons fought in the Civil War.  Lee Andrew Perkins Frizzell, James Reuben Frizzell, and David Crockett Frizzell--all in 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment(Confederate).  Lee Andrew lost one of his legs below his knee because of an injury and David Crockett Frizzell died April 6 1862 at Shiloh. Following the death of wife Rebecca, in 1862, David remarried on January 22, 1863, to Sallie McKee. 

He was enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census of Bedford Co TN but died on the 27th of December 1870 according to the Frizzell Bible Records.

He has many descendants who live in Tennessee and beyond, some of which are among the matches on my DNA match lists at AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FTDNA and 23&me. I need to do more research into his early land records.  I've found some land records between his father and his father in law but need to do further research on both the Frizzell and Manley lines.

Thank You!

A heartfelt thank-you to all my readers and everyone who has supported and encouraged me over the years. I look forward to continuing to share my research and the stories of my ancestors for many more years to come.

Sources:

 "United States, Census, 1840", Bedford County, Tennessee, p 20, line 1, Entry for David Frizell; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYTB-9PJY : accessed 18 Apr 2026), IGN 5154898, Image 47 of 808.

"United States, Census, 1850", Bedford County, Tennessee, Civil District 4, p 113B, Dwelling 69, Family 69, David W Frizzell Household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DC6Q-L5Z : accessed 18 Apr 2026), IGN 4191095, Image 233 of 555.

"United States, Census, 1860", Bedford County, Tennessee, District 4, p 116B, Dwelling 664, Family 664, David Frizzell Household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSF-9SGC : accessed 18 Apr 2026), IGN 5171418, Image of 237 of 565.

"United States, Census, 1870", Bedford County, Tennessee, District 4, p 172B, Dwelling 73, Family 73, David W Frizzell Household; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68LS-FPQ : accessed 18 Apr 2026), IGN 4275996, Image 123 of 924.

State of Tennessee Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death no. 27671 (1929), Rutherford County, Jno B Frizzell, died 17 October 1929; "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LK4-L7F : accessed 18 April 2026), IGN 4183624, image 178 of 2526; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

State of Tennessee Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death no. 296 (1917), Jackson County, Henry Clay Frizzell, died 2 June 1917; "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DBYT-TF : accessed 18 April 2026), IGN 4183258(item 5), image 585 of 2148; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

State of Tennessee Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death no. 28807 (1931), Bedford County, A Manley Frizelle, died 25 December 1931; "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRQT-6D : accessed 18 April 2026), IGN 4184127, image 1325 of 1523; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

State of Tennessee Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death no. 384 (1920), Bedford County, Annie Jakes, died 18 May 1920; "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SGQ-C5M : accessed 18 April 2026), IGN 4183998, image 396 of 2274; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

Calloway County Genealogical Society, Bible Records of Calloway County and Adjoining Counties (1971), p. 112, Frizzell Bible(Published 1846); digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/457462 : accessed 19 April 2026), image 111 of 431, Identifier 125297.

Bigham of Bell Buckle Tennessee

Periodically I search for surnames or locations at the Hathitrust site just to see what is out there or has been added since my last search. A search on my paternal grandmother's place of birth(Bell Buckle, TN) pulled up a number of the American Jack Stock Stud Books.  There was a gentleman who lived in Bell Buckle who owned some of the livestock that was listed. His name was Robert Lingo Bigham(sometimes spelled Bingham). I wonder if my Grandmother or her parents knew him.  It seems likely as her family had raised horses and other livestock in Bell Buckle around the same time period that he and his family lived there.  He is listed as a Trader in Livestock for the 1910 and the 1920 Census.  He passed in April 1st 1925 at the age of 56 and is buried in the Hazel Cemetery in Bedford Co TN.

If you are lucky enough to have your family listed as an owner or breeder that gives you additional details about their life.  

Sources:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TD7-SD7?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-866%3A133640301%2C133771801%2C133656301%2C1589089343 : 24 June 2017), Tennessee > Bedford > Civil District 4 > ED 5 > image 3 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: NARA, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN59-Y71 : 3 February 2021), Robert L Bingham, 1920.
• American jack stock stud book; Vol. 8, 1909. Nashville: American breeders Association of Jacks and Jennets. digitized by Google https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924056354727.
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSXN-YXB : 1 March 2021), R. L. Bingham in entry for Irene Bingham, 6 Apr 1920; Death, Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113380480/robert-lingo-bingham: accessed 18 September 2022), memorial page for Robert Lingo Bingham (14 Feb 1869–1 Apr 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113380480, citing Hazel Cemetery, Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Sleepy Hill (contributor 47177870).

Telitha Ann Frizzell Jakes(28 Mar 1858- 18 May 1920)--52 Ancestors

My great grandmother, Telitha Ann Frizzell Jakes was the daughter of David Frizzell and Rebecca "Beckie" Manley Frizzell. My grandmother, Pearl Jakes Cooke, used to tell us about her Mother being the youngest child and how when her parents were expecting her they were getting all sorts of suggestions for names. The story(and I don't know how true it was) went on to say that there were so many suggestions they had a long name that they almost named her to include everyone but instead decided on Telitha Ann Frizzell. She went by the name Annie. A short and simple name, especially compared to "Edy Addy Annabelle Narcissa Fannie Yell" Frizzell. Annie's mother died when she was around the age of 4. Her father remarried and passed on about 8 years later. Annie married my great grandfather, James Jakes in Rutherford County Tennessee September 1st of 1880. I've not found Annie in the 1880 census but I did find James Jakes boarding near Annie's widowed step-mother.

Annie and James had 5 daughters and 3 sons which they raised during the earlier years in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. I stopped there once on my way back home to Alabama. It was beautiful and made me feel close to that side of the family. I've always been curious about what she looked like. I've seen photos of all my other great grandparents that I never got to meet but not of Annie. One of Annie's daughters, Lula Jakes Gibson, named her only daughter after her Mom, naming her Telitha Aline Gibson.

 When her brother James Reubin Frizzell passed, he left her some property which she and her husband James sold a few years later to Abe Eaton. I found the deed for it in the Bedford Co TN records. She died May 18th of 1920 from complications of pneumonia. For whatever reason, her tombstone in the Willow Mount Cemetery has the year of death as 1919 but I am fairly certain that her death certificate which I have a copy of is more likely to be correct.

Sources:  
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8F-3H6 : 29 May 2021), Talitha Frizzell in entry for David W Frizzell, 1870.

"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNXC-4MQ : 4 December 2014), James Jakes and Annie Frizzell, 01 Sep 1880; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 129, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ5-Q9K : accessed 24 January 2022), F A Jakes in household of Jas Jakes, Civil District 5 (excl. Bell Buckle town), Bedford, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 12B, family 222, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,558.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGX2-HKC : accessed 24 January 2022), L Annie Jakes in household of Jim Jakes, Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 6A, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1490; FHL microfilm 1,375,503.

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN5S-CXC : 3 February 2021), Annie Jakes in entry for Jim Jakes, 1920.

"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSXN-YB5 : 1 March 2021), Annie Jakes, 18 May 1920; Death, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLL-4CG7 : 7 July 2020), Annie Jakes, 1920; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.